Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs ladder flapwort

Acerodon jubatus compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Nardia
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	ladder flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.